21-year-old George Washington leads a band of Virginia soldiers into
the Ohio country. At the "Forks of the Ohio" (Pittsburgh) he finds
a location well-suited to build a fort. Washington conveys British
demands for the French to vacate Fort Presque'Isle (Erie,
Pennsylvania). A French Indian agent tells Washington that they
intend to take the whole territory. After much hardship, he returns
to Williamsburg to tell his story.

Sweden adopts the Gregorian Calendar. All of a sudden,
February 17 is March 1st. Many people think the government robbed
them of 11 days of their life!